{"id":95568,"date":"2025-05-12T14:43:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T14:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/95568\/"},"modified":"2025-05-12T14:43:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T14:43:11","slug":"we-want-to-harness-liverpools-renowned-musical-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/95568\/","title":{"rendered":"‘We want to harness Liverpool’s renowned musical talent’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Plans have been lodged for a new music school in a part of Liverpool where two former Beatles called home\"TheThe Beatles arrive at Speke Airport, Liverpool in their home city ahead of the northern premiere of their first film “A Hard Day’s Night” in July 1964(Image: Mirrorpix)<\/p>\n

Liverpool\u2019s \u201crenowned musical talent\u201d is the reason behind plans for a new music education service in the town where two former Beatles grew up. Founded in 2013, the School of Popular Music (SOPM) offers learners the opportunity to learn and play instruments of their choice at a location in Guernsey.<\/p>\n

The business expanded into Jersey in 2021 as the team expanded. It is now looking to take its next step across the English Channel by opening a location at the Matchworks estate in Speke<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A planning application has been lodged with the city council to change a currently vacant unit into an educational facility. Project developers hope the scheme would bring about new jobs in a sector with which Liverpool has a rich history.<\/p>\n

The school, which employs 14 staff in Guernsey, is seeking to formally take on the unit at the site next to yoga studios, the Climbing Hangar gym and offices. In the supporting statement attached to planning documents, Charlie Stevens, project manager said it is the school\u2019s belief the proposed development would bring a \u201cnew creative dimension to the site” in the town where Paul McCartney and George Harrison<\/a> once lived.<\/p>\n

\"PaulPaul McCartney’s childhood home, 72 Western Avenue, in Speke<\/p>\n

With more than 1,000 students accessing musical education in the Channel Islands, Mr Stevens wrote how in Liverpool a larger pool of tutors would be required to meet demands for growing student enrolment. He said: \u201cOver time, we hope through their professional development, these part-time positions can transition into full-time roles, reflecting increasing demand.\u201d<\/p>\n

It is Liverpool\u2019s rich musical history that Mr Stevens said the school is seeking to tap into, adding: \u201cWe aim to hire locally to harness the city\u2019s renowned musical talent.\u201d<\/p>\n

The facility is keen to recreate a \u201csense of community\u201d in Speke and set out how, should city councillors agree, leaders seek to \u201cembed SOPM in the city\u2019s cultural fabric.\u201d Mr Stevens wrote: \u201cOur track record in Guernsey and Jersey proves the transformative power of inclusive, hands-on music education.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Liverpool, we believe our approach will not only enrich individual lives but also stimulate local economic activity, foster new partnerships, and help cultivate the next generation of vibrant musical talent in the UK\u2019s UNESCO City of Music.<\/p>\n

“Through free taster sessions, robust peripatetic links, and creative synergy with local venues, SOPM will serve as a cultural anchor\u2014a place where creativity, community, and opportunity converge for the benefit of all.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe Matchworks in Speke<\/p>\n

\u201cIn short, our vision for Speke is to build on the success story we\u2019ve already established, ensuring that music education doesn\u2019t just happen behind closed doors but spills out into the wider neighbourhood as a dynamic, uplifting force.\u201d #<\/p>\n

A date is yet to be confirmed for the plans to go before officials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Plans have been lodged for a new music school in a part of Liverpool where two former Beatles…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":95569,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,393,4884,179,14487,11159,4162,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-95568","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-liverpool","12":"tag-liverpool-council","13":"tag-speke","14":"tag-the-beatles","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114495396536270384","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95568"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95568\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}